H.R. McMaster

Timeline

H. R. McMaster, Trump’s new national security adviser, is considering a reorganization of the White House foreign policy team that would give him control of Homeland Security and guarantee full access to the military and intelligence agencies.nytimes.com

2017.02.25

New Trump national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, tells his staff he wants to avoid the term "radical Islamic terrorism" to describe the terrorist threat the U.S. faces, in contrast to Trump and many key staff members.theguardian.com(See also First 100 Days)

2017.06.05

When Trump addressed NATO leaders during his debut overseas, he surprised and disappointed his own top national security officials by failing to reaffirm the Article 5 provision in his speech.politico.com(See also Foreign Policy, Rex Tillerson, James Mattis)

At dinner at a lobbying hotspot with a powerful tech CEO, the national security adviser said the president has the intelligence of a “kindergartner,” according to sources.buzzfeed.com(See also Unprecedented Actions)

Donald Trump named John R. Bolton as his third national security adviser, replacing General H.R. McMaster, creating one of the most hawkish national security teams of any White House in recent historynytimes.com(See also Resignations and Dismissals, Foreign Policy)

2018.04.08

National Security Council spokesman Michael Anton plans to leave the White House — a move that will leave Donald Trump without one of the earliest and sharpest defenders of his “America First" foreign policy.politico.com(See also Resignations and Dismissals, Michael Flynn)